（安徽省池州市七校調(diào)研2010屆高三第一學(xué)期12月考試）

People often fall ill because of me.    36    , they can hardly blame me; it is largely their own    37  , A tired person may get   38   , especially when he goes to crowded places with polluted air. A sudden change in    39    is another factor. In hot summer, people turn on the air-conditioner upon returning home. They will catch a cold easily.

My latest victim is an energetic student. After school, he played football hard for two hours. Though    40   , he still went to the cinema. Then he got back home and took a cold shower immediately.

I seized this golden chance to    41    him. He reacted, trying to    42    me, but I was already   43   deep in his throat. He kept sneezing(打噴嚏) and his nose was running.    44    he put on some warm clothes, it didn't work, for there were too many of us. Besides, his sore throat kept   45    him, and he developed a cough to force me and my family out, but    46    .

The next day he couldn't go to     47    . He had lost his appetite and was not as   48   as before. His mother made him orange juice every few hours for more vitamin C, which would help his 49  .

For two days he was    50    by his mother. As he rested more, his defense strengthened and I began to feel the    51   . I knew I had to    52    him before long. But I am not the one who gives up easily, and I made every effort to fight back.   53    , it was my turn to feel   54   now, for his defense system was starting an all-out attack against me. I became    55    and finally my time was over.

Do you know what I am?

36. A. Therefore      B. Besides           C. However          D. Then

37. A. business       B. responsibility        C. excuse            D. fault

38. A. punished         B. blamed             C. caught           D. killed

39. A. temperature      B. season             C. place            D. condition

40. A. excited          B. hurt                C. late                D. tired

41. A. injure           B. bother              C. attack            D. destroy

42. A. get on with     B. get rid of           C. put up with        D. take hold of

43. A. reproducing      B. waiting             C. hiding               D. disappearing

44. A. Since           B. Once               C. Whether          D. Although

45. A. reminding      B. upsetting         C. comforting          D. influencing

46. A. escaped         B. succeeded       C. regretted             D. failed

47. A. bed           B. work               C. school             D. hospital

48. A. peaceful         B. afraid               C. active              D. happy

49. A. recovery       B. development       C. study               D. affected

50. A. protected        B. nursed              C. scolded             D. affected

51. A. loss           B. operation            C. pressure          D. movement

52. A. leave            B. catch              C. forget        D. beat

53. A. Uncertainly     B. Unsuccessfully     C. Unusually     D. Unfortunately

54. A. painful          B. disappointed       C. nervous       D. ashamed

55. A. bigger         B. weaker             C. smaller        D. stronger

（福建省師大二附中2010屆高三上學(xué)期期中考試）

The British usually expect one or two snowfalls each year, but the amount of snow rarely affects everyday life.   36, this week Britain has had the worst snow it has   37  in around 18 years. Some places had more than 30cm in a day.

The bad weather  38   severe trouble. More than 3000 schools  39  to close as teachers and pupils were unable to get to school.

School   40  weren’t too unhappy about it, though, as they headed  41  to play in the snow, building snowmen, having snowball fights, sledging and some even snowboarding and skiing.

In London, bus   42  were stopped for a day and the underground and trains were cancelled.   43  motorways in the country had to close.

Many people were unable to get to work and  44  is thought that the cost of this lost labour is around &1 billion to businesses and the economy.

  45  wanting to leave the country had problems too. Runways were   46  at all the UK’s major airports   47  the amount of snow. Hundreds of flights were cancelled,   48  some passengers trapped at airports.

So   49  is the UK so ill-prepared for snow? The mayor of London, Boris Johnson,   50  that there aren’t enough snow –ploughs and gritters(撒沙機(jī)) and it doesn’t make sense to buy   51 equipment when it snows so infrequently.

The southeast of England was the hardest __52__ at the beginning of the week but the snow is now  53   northwards where the chaos continues.

More ice and snow is forecast   54 the week and the advice from travel and weather organizations is to stay indoors  55 you really need to venture out!

36、A、Therefore        B、But        C、However        D、Actually

37、A、spotted          B、seen      C、noticed         D、watched

38、A、had           B、caused      C、did            D、met

39、A、had           B、used        C、ought           D、dared

40、A、teachers       B、children    C、workers        D、boys

41、A、up             B、down       C、away         D、out

42、A、services        B、stations     C、stops         D、drivers

43、A、Important        B、Wide      C、Big            D、Major

44、A、this           B、that       C、it               D、what

45、A、Someone        B、Anyone     C、Everyone        D、Nobody

46、A、stopped        B、trapped     C、closed          D、cancelled

47、A、despite          B、of          C、in spite of        D、because of

48、A、leaving          B、making     C、getting          D、sending

49、A、how          B、why      C、when         D、where

50、A、announced       B、explained   C、suggested D、predicted

51、A、such          B、so         C、this           D、that

52、A、hit             B、knocked    C、beaten          D、attacked

53、A、falling           B、making     C、moving         D、forming

54、A、within           B、before       C、until          D、throughout

55、A、as             B、if           C、unless           D、when

（湖南省長沙市一中2010屆高三第五次月考）

Starting next year, Ford Motor Co. will allow parents to limit the speed at which their teenage children drive their cars.

The company will make a 36 feature on many 2010 models that can 37 teen drivers to 80mph(130kph), using a computer chip in the 38.

Parents in the United States, where most teens can get their 39 at 16, also have the option of programming the car key to limit the audio system’s volume, and to sound continuous alerts if the driver doesn’t wear a 40.

“Our message to 41 is, hey, we are providing you some conditions to give your new drivers that may allow you to feel a little more comfortable in giving them the car more often,” said Jim Buczkowski, Ford’s director of electronic and electrical systems engineering.

More than 5,000 US teens die each year in car 42. The rate of crashes, fatal and nonfatal, per mile driven for 16-year-old drivers is almost 10 times the 43 for drivers ages 30 to 59, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

The new feature, called “MtKey”, will be standard on an unspecified number of Ford models when the 2010 cars and trucks come out late next summer. Ford arrived at the 80 mph limit even though freeway speed limits are lower in most states because it wanted to leave a margin 44 an unusual situation arises, Buczkowski said. In some states, freeway speed limits are above 70 mph.

The company already uses computer chips in its keys to prevent thefts. The car won’t start 45 it recognizes the chip in the key.

“ It’s 46 existing technology, and 47 the magic of software, we’re able to build features on top of the features we already have,” Buczkowski said.

36. A. new                           B. old                           C. strange               D. advanced

37. A. fasten                        B. encourage                 C. limit                    D. make

38. A. wheel                        B. key                         C. window                D. seat

39. A. drivers license            B. drivers picture           C. ID cards                D. certificates

40. A. school uniform           B. T-shirt                      C. seat belt                   D. climbing boots

41. A. teachers                    B. neighbours                C. parents                     D. friends

42. A. factories                    B. crashes                    C. shows                      D. drives

43. A. number                   B. average                    C. speed                       D. rate

44. A. in case                       B. if only                      C. even though              D. in addition

45. A. because                         B. while                        C. if                          D. unless

46. A. making up of                     B. making use of         C. making of                 D. making for

47. A. in                              B. with                         C. across                   D. through

（上海格致中學(xué)2010屆高三第一學(xué)期期中考試）

Some personal characteristics play an important role in the development of one’s intelligence．But people fail to realize the importance of training these factors in young people．

The so-called “non-intelligence factors” include one’s feelings, will, motivation, interests and habits．After a 30-year follow up study of 8,000 males, American psychologists50that the main cause of disparities in intelligence is not intelligence51      , but non-intelligence factors including the desire to learn, will power and self-confidence．

52people all know that one should have definite objectives, a strong will and good learning habits, quite a number of teachers and parents don’t pay much attention to      53      these factors．

Some parents are greatly worried when their children fail to do well in their studies．They blame either genetic factors, malnutrition（營養(yǎng)不良） or laziness, but they never take54consideration these non-intelligence factors．At the same time, some teachers don’t inquire into these, as reasons55students do poorly．They simply give them more courses and exercises, or56      criticize or laugh at them．After all, these students lose self-confidence．Some of them just feel defeated and57themselves up as hopeless．Others may go astray（墮落）because they are sick of learning．An investigation of more than 1,000 middle school students in Shanghai showed that 46．5 percent of them were58of learning, because of examinations, 36．4 percent lacked persistence, initiative and consciousness and 10．3 percent were sick of learning．

It is clear that the lack of cultivation of non-intelligence factors has been a main      59

to intelligence development in teenagers．It even causes an imbalance between physiological and 　60　 development among a few students．

If we don’t start now to61the cultivation of non-intelligence factors, it will not only affect the development of the intelligence of teenagers, but also affect the quality of a whole generation．Some experts have put forward62about how to cultivate students’ non-intelligence factors．

First, parents and teachers should63understand teenage psychology．On this basis, they can help them to pursue the objectives of learning，      64their interests and toughening their willpower．

50．A．came out             B．found out            C．made out             D．worked out

51．A．in itself                B．by itself               C．itself                   D．on its own

52．A．Though               B．Nevertheless        C．However             D．Moreover

53．A．believing             B．studying              C．cultivating           D．developing

54．A．for                     B．in                        C．into                     D．over

55．A．why                    B．that                     C．when                 D．how

56．A．ever                    B．even                    C．still                     D．more

57．A．put                     B．get                      C．handle                 D．give

58．A．a(chǎn)fraid                  B．a(chǎn)head                  C．a(chǎn)ware                 D．a(chǎn)shamed

59．A．difficulty             B．question              C．threat                  D．obstacle

60．A．intelligent             B．characteristic      C．psychological       D．physical

61．A．practice               B．thrust                  C．strengthen           D urge

62．A．projects               B．warnings             C．suggestions         D．decision

63．A．fully                    B．greatly                C．very                    D．highly

64．A．insuring               B．going                  C．encouraging        D．exciting

（山東省青島市2010屆高三上學(xué)期期中考試）

Guess what? Your dog can get jealous when you pay attention to other dogs, other people or even other things.

Dogs have complex   36   such as jealousy (嫉妒) and pride, according to a scientific research that throws new   37   on their relations with   38  .

Animal psychologists previously believed most animals lacked "  39   of self", which is needed to experience secondary emotions such as   40  , embarrassment or guilt. These emotions are more   41   than instant reactions such as anger or joy.

Professor Friederike Range, from the University of Vienna, has shown that dogs are jealous when they feel unfairly treated  42   to other dogs. "Dogs show a strong   43  to inequity (不公平)," she said. "If one dog gets something, you'd better believe another will   44   something as well."

But, her study   45  , it doesn't matter if one gets a better treat, only that the distribution is   46  .

The dog study is the latest into several   47  , including cows, horses, cats and sheep, which have   48   that animals are far more self-aware than   49   were thought.

Paul Morris, a psychologist at the University of Portsmouth who studies animal emotions, told The Sunday Times: "We are learning that dogs, horses, and perhaps many other species are far more   50   complex than we ever realized. They can   51   simple forms of many emotions we once thought only primates (靈長類) could experience."

In research among   52  , Morris found almost all of them reported   53   behavior by their pets. The dog often tried to get their owner away from a new lover in the early days of a relationship.

Behavior experts recommend owners keeping their dog's   54   as much as possible from a new partner or child . This helps to   55   jealous activity from the dog such as interruptions with barking or whining  (哀嚎).

36. A. emotions          B. feelings              C. experience           D. realization

37. A. sweat             B. tears                 C. light                 D. delight

38. A. cats            B. humans              C. scientists           D. animals

39. A. feeling            B. sense                C. care                 D. relation

40. A. happiness         B. anger                C. jealousy              D. sadness

41. A. important          B. necessary           C. complex              D. hard

42. A. related            B. compared           C. comparing           D. relating

43. A. effect             B. reaction              C. effort               D. influence

44. A. need              B. concern              C. demand            D. hope

45. A. points out         B. points at            C. points to          D. points up

46. A. good             B. fair                  C. delightful             D. favorable

47. A. species           B. kinds                C. sorts                D. varieties

48. A. covered          B. played               C. shown               D. displayed

49. A. we              B. they               C. people               D. you

50. A. physically        B. morally             C. emotionally           D. mentally

51. A. enjoy             B. ache               C. laugh                D. suffer

52. A. students           B. dog owners           C. professors           D. doctors

53. A. angry             B. joyful                C. jealous               D. guilty

54. A. activity           B. routine                   C. experience           D. away

55. A. prevent           B. keep               C. protect              D. stop

（云南省玉溪一中2010屆高三上學(xué)期期中考試）

New Zealand is an island that lies off the eastern coast of Australia. It __36___ two large islands: North Island and South Island. New Zealand is surrounded by the Pacific Ocean ___37___ the north and east, and the Tasman Sea to the south and west. It is about the same size as the Philippines. Wellington___38___, the capital city, lies on the North Island. Other important ___39___ are Auckland in the north, Christchurch on the South Island and Queenstown, further to the south.

___40___has a mild sea climate, while the north is subtropical. It rains quite a lot. The warmest months are December to February. The coldest months are June to August.

The ocean and seas surrounding the islands are deep blue and many of New Zealand’s cities lie on a bay and have a natural deep ___41___. The sand beaches in New Zealand are also very ___42___. New Zealand has a very beautiful natural landscape with green hills and mountains. Some of the ___43___ are dead volcanoes. The North Island is famous for an area of ___44___, some of which throw hot water into the air. Some of this ___45___ near the earth’s surface is used to make electricity. There are many plants and ___46___ that only live in New Zealand. The most famous animal is a little bird that cannot fly. It is called a kiwi and it is New Zealand’s national bird.

The ___47___were the earliest people to come to New Zealand. When they discovered it about 1,000 years ago, they called it Aotearoa, which means “ Land of the long white cloud”. The Maori came from the islands of Polynesia in the ___48___. It is some 3,500 kilometers from Polynesia to New Zealand , which they crossed in narrow ___49___. They ___50___ dogs, rats and plants with them and settled mainly on the ___51___ where the weather was warmer. Around 1421, Chinese sailors possibly discovered the islands on one of their ___52___ around the word. The Dutchman Abel Tasman named the islands New Zealand in 1642. More than 120 years later, Captain James Cook took possession of the islands in 1769 and from that time British people started to settle in New Zealand. By 1840 about 2,000 ___53___, mainly British, had come to settle in New Zealand and the Maori signed an agreement with these settlers. That day is still celebrated as a national holiday. It is every year on the sixth of February. Today there are many people in New Zealand who call ___54___ “the home country”, although it is a place ___55___ most of them have never been.

36. A. consists of        B.is  made of              C. is  made from       D. is separated by

37. A. on                     B. in                          C. to                    D. off

38. A. London              B. Wellington         C. Auckland                 D. Queenstown

39. A. states                  B. seas                         C. cities                        D. states

40. A. Christchurch      B. South Island             C. North Island            D. New Zealand

41. A. harbour            B. city                     C. river                      D. beach

42. A. polluted              B. blue                         C. narrow                    D. clean

43. A. mountains           B. rivers                 C. beaches                   D. places

44. A. miners              B. hot springs               C. animals                    D. landscapes

45. A. spring               B. heat                        C. water                            D. land

46. A. beaches              B. birds                       C. animals                    D. people

47. A. Chinese              B. British                     C. Maori                      D. Europeans

48. A. Atlantic              B. Indian                  C. Arctic                      D. Pacific

49. A. buses                  B. boats                      C. ships                      D. planes

50. A. raised                B. bought                   C. brought                  D. took

51. A. North Island       B. South Island             C. Queenstown            D. New Zealand

52. A. travels               B. trips                        C. fights                            D. voyages

53. A. Europeans        B. Asians                  C. Chinese                  D. Englishmen

54. A. New Zealand       B. England                   C. China                      D. Island

55. A. which               B. that                      C. where                     D. what

 (四川省南充高中2010屆高三第三次月考)

Sometimes, you feel as if you’re on top of the world and all the questions on your math test might seem  21 . But at times you feel horrible, and you  22  things and you cannot focus on your schoolwork..

For more than 20 years, scientists have  23  that high self-respect is the key to success. Kids who feel good about themselves, said scientists, do  24  school and have fewer emotional and behavioural problems than kids who have a low  25  of themselves.

Now, new research shows that focusing just on building self-respect may not be  26 . In some cases, having high self-respect can  27  bad results if it makes you  28  likeable or more upset when you fail at something.

“ 29  about self-respect,” says Jennifer Crocker, a psychologist at the University of Michigan, US. “It’s not the  30  thing.” Crocker’s advice may sound a bit strange  31  it is good to feel good about yourself.

32  show that people with high self-respect are less likely to be depressed, anxious, shy, or lonely than those with low self-respect. But, after  33  about 18,000 studies on self-respect, Roy Baumeister, a psychologist at Florida State University, has found that building up your self-respect will not  34  make you a better person.

He  35  that violent and wicked people often have the highest self-respect of all. He also said, “ 36  no evidence that kids with high self-respect do better in school.”

Researchers say it is best to listen to and support other people.  37 to create or build something. Find positive ways to contribute to society.  38  you fail at something, try to learn from the  39 . “The best therapy(藥方)is to recognize your  40 ,” Vohs says.

“It’s OK to say, ‘I’m not so good at that,’ and then move on.”

21．A．interesting         B．tiring                  C．hard                  D．easy

22．A．lose                 B．gain                 C．test                  D．touch

23．A．described          B．explained          C．suggested          D．discovered

24．A．well with           B．better in            C．best at               D．badly for

25．A．opinion              B．plan                 C．thought             D．a(chǎn)dvice

26．A．valuable           B．useless             C．meaningful        D．helpful

27．A．form                B．take                 C．give                   D．bring

28．A．most                B．more                C．less                   D．far

29．A．Forget             B．Talk                 C．Bring                 D．Care

30．A．important           B．possible            C．difficult             D．fortunate

31．A．even if             B．but                  C．while                D．a(chǎn)lthough

32．A．Experiences        B．Studies             C．Results              D．Actions

33．A．worrying          B．teaching            C．reviewing          D．talking

34．A．conveniently       B．strangely           C．practically         D．necessarily

35．A．intends             B．insists              C．prefers              D．believes

36．A．There’s            B．It’s                  C．What’s              D．He’s

37．A．Try out            B．Set out              C．Start out            D．Give out

38．A．Unless             B．While               C．If                     D．Now that

39．A．research           B．result               C．behaviour           D．experience

40．A．faults               B．a(chǎn)dvantages        C．ways                D．evidences

（貴州省遵義十七中2010屆高三第三次月考）

When I was small, my grandmother died and I couldn’t understand why I had no tears.   21   that night when my dad tried to   22  , my laugh turned into crying.

So it came as no   23   to learn that researchers believe crying and laughing come from the same part of the   24  . Just as laughing has many health advantages, scientists are discovering that   25   does crying.

Whatever it takes for us to reduce   26   is important to our emotional（情緒的）health, and crying as the study shows that 85 percent of women and 73 percent of men feel   27   after crying.

28  , tears attract help from other people. Researchers   29   that when we cry, people around us become kinder and friendly and they are more   30   to provide support and comfort. Tears also enable us to   31  our emotions better;   32   we don’t even know we’re very sad   33   we cry. We learn about our emotions through crying, and then we can   34   them.

Just as crying can be healthy, not crying — holding back tears of   35  , pain or suffering  — can be   36   for physical health.   37   have shown that too much control of emotions can   38   high blood pressure, heart problems and some other illnesses. If you have a health problem,   39   will certainly not ask you to cry. But when y9ou feel like crying, don’t   40   it. It’s a natural-and-healthy-emotional response.

21. A. And                    B. So                           C. As                           D. But

22. A. wake me up        B. cheer me up              C. call me up                D. bring me up

23. A. gain                    B. surprise                    C. pain                         D. joy

24. A. brain                   B. lip                            C. memory                   D. mind

25. A. it                        B. either                       C. so                            D. neither

26. A. pleasure                     B. weight                      C. words                      D. pressure

27. A. better                  B. worse                      C. healthy                     D. sick

28. A. Instead               B. However                  C. Besides                    D. Therefore

29. A. expect                B. agree                        C. suggest                    D. require

30. A. interested            B. exciting                    C. unwilling                  D. ready

31. A. understand          B. offer                        C. start                         D. create

32. A. gradually             B. regularly                   C. sometimes                D. easily

33. A. if                        B. because                    C. since                        D. until

34. A. begin with           B. end up with                     C. fill up with                D. deal with

35. A anger                   B. hunger                            C. happiness                 D. calm

36. A. good                   B. bad                          C. difficult                    D. dangerous

37. A. Books                 B. Newspapers              C. Studies                     D. Instructions

38. A. turn to                      B. stick to                     C. relate to                    D. lead to

39. A. parents               B. doctors                    C. scientists                  D. teachers

40. A. fight                   B. accept                      C. strike                       D. hit

 (江蘇省南京市金陵中學(xué)2010屆高三10月月考)

Much meaning can be conveyed with our eyes, so it is often said that eyes can speak.

Do you have such kind of  36  ? In a bus you may look at a   37  , but not too long. And if he is   38  that he is being stared at, he may feel   39  .

The same is in   40    life. If you are looked at for more than   41  , you will look at yourself up and down, to see if there is   42  wrong with you. If nothing goes wrong, you will feel angry toward other’s   43  at you that way.

Looking too long at someone may seem to be rude and   44  . But things are different when it   45  to stare at the opposite sex. If a man glances at a Woman for more than 10 seconds and   46  to avert(移開) his gaze, his intentions are   47  , that is, he wishes to attract her attention, to make her understand that he is   48  her.

  49  , the normal eye contact for two people   50   in a conversation is that the speaker will only look at the listener   51  , in order to make sure that the listener does pay attention to what the former is speaking about, to tell him that he is attentive. If a speaker looks at you continuously when speaking,   52  he tries to dominate(控制) you, you will feel embarrassing.

In fact, continuous eye contact is confined to   53  only, who will enjoy looking at each other tenderly for a long time, to show affection that   54  cannot express.

Evidently, eye contact should be done according to the relationship between two people and the specific   55  .

36．A．experience          B．thought               C．feeling                 D．a(chǎn)ttitude

37．A．conductor           B．driver                  C．tourist                 D．stranger

38．A．looking                B．sensing                C．telling                  D．deciding

39．A．interested            B．stupid                  C．uncomfortable     D．a(chǎn)ngry

40．A．social                  B．daily                    C．family                 D．school

41．A．friendly               B．a(chǎn)uthentic             C．special                D．necessary

42．A．a(chǎn)nything              B．somewhere          C．nothing               D．a(chǎn)nywhere

43．A．interest                B．stare                   C．a(chǎn)ppreciation         D．notice

44．A．a(chǎn)ttentive              B．positive               C．a(chǎn)ggressive           D．a(chǎn)ctive

45．A．comes                 B．hopes                  C．tries                    D．seems

46．A．starts                  B．refuses                C．manages              D．a(chǎn)ims

47．A．dirty                   B．unhealthy             C．obvious               D．unfair

48．A．a(chǎn)dmiring              B．enjoying              C．cheating              D．selecting

49．A．Therefore            B．Otherwise            C．Altogether           D．However

50．A．engaged              B．a(chǎn)ttracted              C．trapped               D．invited

51．A．a(chǎn)ll the time           B．from time to time C．a(chǎn)ll the way           D．back and forth

52．A．in case                B．a(chǎn)s if                    C．even though         D．so that

53．A．mothers              B．children               C．lovers                 D．teachers

54．A．looks                  B．eyes                    C．smiles                 D．words

55．A．situation              B．circumstance       C．environment        D．condition

 (河北省正定中學(xué)2010屆高三摸底考試)

Nicknamed the Golden Music Boy, 21-year-old Hu Yanbin, was born and grew up in Shanghai. At the age of 15, he made a       21     that he would make his own album before he was 18. Fortunately, the      22       boy’s dream came true. His first album Adept with Both Pen and Sword       23      in 2002 and he became the first mainland artist to     24        a solo album in the mainland, Hong Kong, and Taiwan     25       at the same time. The album   26    him to become a popular star.

His success is not only because of his excellent singing       27      , but also because of his talent in song      28      .

Before his album was made, Hu Yanbin’s      29        company tried to invite someone else to write several songs     30      him.  None of them were as good as they’d hoped.   31    Hu Yanbin came into the office with a guitar on his back and played several songs.  32     , everyone in the office really liked these tunes and they decided to    33    them on his first album.

Some people would    34   this rising star with Jay Chou from Taiwan, but Hu says his musical      35     is quite different from Jay Chou’s,       36      he likes Jay Chou’s music. With many music awards already in his     37    , Hu Yanbin seems to be     38     up with many of the superstars in the country. Though some people don’t like him and say    39    things about him, he says that it doesn’t     40     him. All he plans to do is focusing on his music and bringing out more and better songs for his fans.

21. A. hope      B. dream       C. achievement      D. wish

22. A. clever     B. talented      C. determined       D. fearless

23. A. came up   B. came over    C. came about       D. came out

24. A. realize    B. dismiss       C. release          D. gain

25. A. even      B. all          C. still             D. yet

26. A. wanted    B. expected     C. desired           D helped

27. A. skills      B. ideas        C. means           D. methods

28. A. playing    B. making      C. writing           D. feeling

29. A. concert    B. record       C. music            D. performance

30. A. to        B. about        C. with             D. for

31. A. But      B. And          C. Thus            D. Then

32. A. To his surprise             B. In a word

C. To be honest                 D. In reality

33. A. take      B. include      C. contain            D. seize

34. A. praise     B. provide     C. compare          D. cheer

35. A. ability     B. taste        C. form            D. style

36. A. as though   B even though   C in case           D now that

37. A. pockets     B. mind       C. sight           D. heart

38. A. keeping     B. coming     C. catching        D. doing

39. A. nice       B. strange      C. some           D. bad

40. A. bother     B. mind        C. care            D. ruin